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lines⋅man

  [lahynz-muhn]
Use linesman in a Sentence
–noun, plural -men.
1. Sports.
a. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
b. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
c. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
2. lineman (def. 1).
Origin:
1855–60; line 1 + 's 1 + -man
Northwest Lineman College
Be Someone People Look Up To! Electrical Lineman Training
www.lineman.edu

line⋅man

  [lahyn-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
2. Football. one of the players in the line, as a center, guard, tackle, or end.
3. Surveying. a person who marks the positions of a survey mark with a range pole or the like.
Origin:
1855–60; line 1 + -man

Usage note:
See -man.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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line·man   (līn'mən)   
n.  

  1. A person employed to install or repair telephone, telegraph, or electric power lines. Also called linesman.

  2. A man employed to inspect and repair railroad tracks.

  3. Football A player positioned on the forward line.

lines·man   (līnz'mən)   
n.  

  1. Football An official who marks the downs and the position of the ball and watches for certain violations from the sidelines.

  2. Sports

    1. An official in various court games whose chief duty is to call shots that fall out of bounds.

    2. An official in soccer and other field games who indicates when the ball has gone out of bounds.

    3. Either of two officials in ice hockey who call icing and offsides, conduct face-offs, and call penalities.

  3. See lineman.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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